Li Changqing perhaps considered himself fortunate to have the care of his elder brother Li Changsheng, so he planned to join the excitement at the Red Dragon Immortal Palace, to seek a chance there as well.

Unbeknownst to him, the Red Dragon Immortal Palace was not a playground, and even if Li Changsheng were there, he might not necessarily be able to protect him.

Of course, whatever happens to Li Changqing, it has nothing to do with Gu Yuan.

To this, he merely glanced at Li Changqing, indifferent.

However, another Inner Sect Disciple, who had previously been displeased with Gu Yuan's rising prominence, now felt a sense of superiority seeing that Gu Yuan could not join in entering the Red Dragon Immortal Palace.

He showed a smile of mockery and couldn't resist saying:

"What's wrong? Gu Junior Brother, do you also want to join us in going to the Red Dragon Immortal Palace?"

"Unfortunately, the slots for the Red Dragon Order have already been decided, Gu Junior Brother, you can only dream about it..."

Many disciples, especially those from the family faction among the Inner Sect Disciples, actually also found Gu Yuan somewhat displeasing, and upon hearing this, they teased:

"Senior Brother Chen is right, Gu Junior Brother, you've been in the sect for too short a time. Otherwise, if you had entered a few years earlier, you might have had the chance to get a slot."

He Ling True Master gave these people a cold glance, his sharp gaze causing many of them to change their expression slightly and quickly avert their eyes.

But some were not impressed by He Ling True Master, like the Chen disciple who just spoke.

He considered himself a junior with a stronger backing than He Ling True Master, so he naturally wasn't afraid of him.

"Yeah, it's really a pity..."

The Chen disciple pretended to sigh, "But if Gu Junior Brother had chosen my family faction at the start, you might also have gotten a slot like Junior Brother Li Changqing."

Li Changqing's face darkened upon hearing this, glaring at him.

Although he was known to be the family faction's plant in the sect, saying this in front of so many people was just causing him trouble, wasn't it?

Gu Yuan looked at the Chen disciple and recognized his identity.

This fellow was the second disciple of Zixiao True Master, the fifth Elder of Medicine King Mountain, who himself had quite a decent cultivation strength.

Coincidentally, his master, Zixiao True Master, was an old rival of He Ling True Master.

Gu Yuan was quite interested in the gossip about his elders, and had once asked Sha Luosheng and Xia Xiuxue about it, though initially, they dared not say much.

But under Gu Yuan's persistent questioning, they eventually revealed some information.

Zixiao True Master was a high-ranking figure in the family faction of Medicine King Mountain, and elders in rank even higher than He Ling True Master, rumored to have some disputes with He Ling True Master's teacher.

He Ling True Master's teacher, also Gu Yuan's grandmaster, passed away later, and at that time, He Ling True Master had not yet formed his Golden Core, so without his teacher's protection, he truly suffered a lot of injustices and grievances.

Thus, the conflicts between the two sides grew more intense. Fortunately, He Ling True Master had some uncles to support him occasionally, avoiding any accidents.

Later, as He Ling True Master formed his Golden Core, the pressure he faced finally reduced significantly.

However, because of the grudges between the elders and his own past experiences, now the enmity between He Ling True Master and Zixiao True Master was nearly irreconcilable.

So, this is why the Chen named person would dislike Gu Yuan and jump out to provoke now.

Simply put, there's a grudge!

Knowing He Ling True Master's temperament, Gu Yuan suspected that if this Chen guy weren't on the suspended Dragon Boat and without others around, He Ling True Master would have long taken care of this Chen guy.

It's just that in front of so many people now, certain that He Ling True Master wouldn't dare do anything, he dared to say such things.

However, while He Ling True Master had his concerns, Gu Yuan had no such concerns.

If someone's going to trample on his pride, how could Gu Yuan take it like a man if he could tolerate it?

"If you want to fight, then fight! What are you yapping about?!"

Gu Yuan raised a hand and pointed out, letting loose a fierce Sword Intent that called forth the ambient water vapor in the air, transforming it into a clear Sword Light that stabbed forward.

The Sword Light was incomparably sharp, yet also carried a continuous underlying meaning!

The Chen disciple sneered, raising a hand to release a Magical Iron Ring.

Gu Yuan's swordsmanship was impressive, but was he just clay?

The Spiritual Light shone brilliantly, meeting the Sword Light head-on.

Clang!!!

The Sword Light struck the Spiritual Light, emitting the sound of metal clashing against metal, then the Sword Light shattered into tiny shards of water vapor.

Meanwhile, the Iron Ring Magical Artifact also dimmed in light, returning to the Chen disciple's side.

Gu Yuan's swordsmanship was indeed extraordinary, however, the sword just released was sword qi, not the Silver Flood Dragon Sword, making its essence too fragile.

"Hah..."

The Chen disciple chuckled coldly, just about to speak in derision, when the scattered water vapor in the air reformed into a drop of water the size of a dragon's eye, glistening as it moved with quick steadiness.

An inherent Sword Intent, not overbearing but firm and persistent, easily broke through his Body-Protecting Spell and struck his body.

Ugh!

The Chen disciple spat blood and fell, choking on his True Qi, writhing in excruciating pain from the sword qi swirling within, and let out a miserable scream:

"Ah! Gu Yuan, you deserve to die..."

He Ling True Master chuckled lightly, knowing full well that Gu Yuan wouldn't let him down.

Being this trip's leading Elder, and also a senior, there were some things he should not and could not do.

Now that Gu Yuan avenged him, He Ling True Master naturally felt delighted.

Initially, when the two started fighting, there were some who watched coldly, with the intent to enjoy the spectacle.

But when the Chen disciple was wounded by Gu Yuan's sword, many people's expressions changed dramatically.

Some secretly cursed Chen Chong as useless, losing so easily to Gu Yuan, a newly initiated disciple, was simply a disgrace!

If he couldn't win, so be it, but provoking someone you couldn't defeat was just asking for trouble, wasn't it?

Some family faction disciples discreetly frowned, disliking Gu Yuan ever more.

It wasn't much that he hurt Chen Chong, but Chen Chong was still a family faction disciple. Being defeated by Gu Yuan in broad daylight was also embarrassing for them.

"Stop!"

Gu Yuan was about to continue when True Disciple Chu He intervened with a flash of green light, stopping Gu Yuan.

Hiss—

Gu Yuan side-stepped to dodge, watching as the green light silently drilled into the ground, leaving a finger-width, bottomless hole.

If Gu Yuan hadn't dodged in time, it would've pierced right through him.

"It's best to let things go when you can, Gu Junior Brother. Chen Junior Brother merely said a few unpleasant words, but you've wounded him, that's a bit too much..."

Chu He chuckled, but to Gu Yuan, his face was nothing but hateful, with the aura of a sneaky villain.

He Ling True Master's face darkened, just about to speak when Gu Yuan stopped him, sneering coldly at Chu He:

"You Chu, stop acting like a big-shot alpha here!"

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